• an index of articles on rail transport by country. International Union of Railways (UIC) International Union of Public Transport (UITP) Association of American...
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  • This list of countries by rail transport network size based on length of rail lines. For the purposes of this page, railway has been defined as a fixed...
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    This is a list of countries by rail usage. Usage of rail transport may be measured in tonne-kilometres (tkm) or passenger-kilometres (pkm) travelled for...
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    The history of rail transport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods defined by the principal means...
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    Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel...
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    Rail transport in Israel includes heavy rail (inter-city, commuter, and freight rail) as well as light rail. Excluding light rail, the network consists...
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    Rail transport in the Netherlands uses a dense railway network which connects nearly all major towns and cities. There are as many train stations as there...
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    Rail transport in France is marked by a clear predominance of passenger traffic, driven in particular by high-speed rail. The SNCF, the national state-owned...
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  • A rail transport company is a company active within the rail industry. It can be: a manufacturing company, a railway undertaking providing services through...
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    Rail transport in Malaysia consists of heavy rail (including commuter rail), light rapid transit (LRT), mass rapid transit(MRT), monorails, airport rail...
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    (European Sleeper) 9-Euro-Ticket Rail transport by country Rail transport in Europe Transport in Germany History of rail transport in Germany German locomotive...
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    Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train...
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    Rail transport in Sweden uses a network of 10,912 kilometres (6,780 mi), the 24th largest in the world. Construction of the first railway line in Sweden...
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    Rail transport in South Africa is an important element of the country's transport infrastructure. All major cities are connected by rail, and South Africa's...
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  • the rail network. Those countries usually also fund or subsidize road construction, and therefore effectively also subsidize road transport. Rail subsidies...
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  • Rail transport by country Rail transport in Argentina Rail transport in Australia Rail transport in Belgium Rail transport in Brazil Rail transport in...
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    (1913–1983) Singsaker Line (Trondheim Tramway) (1927–1968) Rail transport by country Transport in Norway Narrow gauge railways in Norway Norwegian railway...
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  • (EMU) People mover Personal rapid transit Rail tracks Rail transport by country History of rail transport by country Rapid transit (metro, underground, subway);...
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    Belgium has an extensive rail network. It is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Belgium is 88. On May 5, 1835...
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  • Rail transport in Pakistan began in 1855 during the British Raj, when several railway companies began laying track and operating in present-day Pakistan...
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    The rail transport system in Estonia consists of about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) of railway lines, of which 900 kilometres (560 mi) are currently in public...
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    The Soviet Union was heavily dependent on rail transport, not least during the Russian Civil War and World War II, but also for industrialization according...
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    companies provide rail transport in Portugal. Comboios de Portugal Fertagus Lisbon Metro Porto Metro Metro Transportes do Sul (light rail) Portugal is a...
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    The rail transport system in Denmark consists of 2,633 km of railway lines, of which the Copenhagen S-train network, the main line Helsingør-Copenhagen-Padborg...
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    The history of rail transport in Denmark began in 1847 with the opening of a railway line between Copenhagen and Roskilde. The Kiel-Altona line in Holstein...
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  • is a list of planned, or proposed, high-speed rail projects by country. Although a number of countries have conducted preliminary feasibility studies...
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    Rail transport in Europe is characterized by the diversity of technological standards, operating concepts, and infrastructures. Common features are the...
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  • This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series. The history of rail transport in Japan began in the late Edo period. There have...
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    Museum Rail transport by country Royal Train Transport in the United Kingdom UK Ultraspeed "ORR Table 1220 – Passenger Journeys". Office of Rail and Road...
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    The history of rail transport in Ireland began only a decade later than that of Great Britain. By its peak in 1920, Ireland had 3,500 route miles (5,630 km)...
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